Rights defenders ejected from departing plane, arrested

By Staff Reporter

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor Samuel Gwenzi, rights defender Namatai Kwekweza, and ARTUZ secretary general Robson Chere were ejected from a departing plane at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Wednesday and arrested for offences that were yet to be established.

Image of the activists being walked on the tarmac soon after being ejected from a plane.

In a short alert via its X (Twitter) handle, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said the three “reached out to us, after they were removed from a plane at Robert Mugabe International Airport”.

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors Forum also reported that “Samuel Gwenzi, Robson Chere and Namatai Kwekweza have reportedly been arrested just now at Harare International Airport. Charges yet to be known.”

Images of Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi